Template:Did you know nominations/Taiwan whistling thrush


 * The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as |this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:12, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

Taiwan whistling thrush

 * ... that the Taiwan whistling thrush (pictured) often opens and closes its tail while sitting on a rock?


 * ALT1: ... that Robert Swinhoe called the Taiwan whistling thrush (pictured) the "Formosan Cavern-bird"? Quote: "The Formosan Cavern-bird haunts the dark wooded ravines in the interior mountains"
 * Comment: This is my second DYK, so I think it is exempt from QPQ. Gulumeemee (talk) 09:36, 17 September 2016 (UTC)

5x expanded by Gulumeemee (talk). Self-nominated at 09:36, 17 September 2016 (UTC).


 * This article was 5x expanded 3 days before the nomination, so it's fine in that regard. The article is long enough and properly referenced. The hook is interesting and referenced. The image is within the DYK policies. User does not need to do a QPQ. I'd say this is good to go. Symbol confirmed.svg  Anarchyte  ( work  &#124;  talk )   07:08, 19 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Symbol possible vote.svg I have pulled this hook from p5 as it sounds a bit dubious and I couldn't read the source., please provide a quote from the source to verify the hook, thanks. Gatoclass (talk) 14:56, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
 * It is on page 219 of the source: "Often sits motionless on a crag or boulder slowly opening and closing its tail whilst also gently raising it." Gulumeemee (talk) 03:45, 2 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks, but on reflection I am unimpressed with the hook in any case, since lots of birds flick their tails when perched. Any chance you could come up with a different hook? Gatoclass (talk) 08:24, 2 October 2016 (UTC)
 * It does seem that many birds have a similar behaviour. I added a fact to the article and added ALT1. Gulumeemee (talk) 11:36, 3 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Reviewer needed for newly proposed ALT1 hook; original hook as been struck. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:41, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Hook alt1 is 93 characters long and so short enough. ALT1 is in the article with a citation. The reference proves the scientific name matches this informal name, so partially confirms the hook. Other websites confirm the equivalence of the name, so assuming evaluation above it is good to go with ALT1. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:28, 30 October 2016 (UTC)